POLYCH^TA. BENHAM. 129 



II. — Local Distribution. 



It will be useful to tabulate the localities at which the 

 species were obtained so as to compare the differences 

 between the various stations. 



The majority come from off the east coast of Tasmania, 

 and this preponderance is no doubt due to the fact that more 

 hauls were taken here than further north, at any rate to 

 judge from the material submitted to me, though it is quite 

 likely that in many cases no Polychaetes were obtained in 

 some of the later hauls. 



I have given the depth at which the worms were found 

 where that information was supphed, or have included 

 information derived from other records. It will be noted 

 that the depth varies from 17 to 1200 fathoms ; only two 

 came from a greater depth than 1000 fathoms — Asychis 

 victorioe from 1100 fathoms and Nephthys macrura from 1200 

 fathoms. Ihe majority came from between 50 and 100 

 fathoms. 



" Endeavour " 



Collection. Other Records. 



TASMANIA. 



Ten miles north of Circular Head. 



Nereis kerguelensis No depth given. . 10-100 fathoms (Moore) 



Eunice hassensis ,, 



Eunice pycnobranchiata „ 



Oyster Bay. 



Eunice bassensis 20-40 fathoms 



Lumhriconereis gulielmi 26 fathoms 



Storm Bay. 



Eunice pycnobranchiata No depth given 



Stauronereis australiensis ,, 38 fathoms (M'Intosh) 



South Cape. 



Chloeia incrmis 75 fathoms 



Breaksea Island, Port Davey. 



Eunice bassensis No depth given 



East of Maria Island. 



Eunice pycnobranchiata 78 fathoms 



Glycera tesselata 78 fathoms 



Lepidonotus willeyi 78 fathoms 



Physalidonotus rugosus 78 fathoms 



East-north-east op Maria Island. 



Protvlopsis palliata 100 fathoms 



